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Friday, December 27, 2013

Blog Tour Review

Quintessentially
Q

(Monsters in
the Dark #2)

by

Pepper
Winters

~ Synopsis ~

“All my life, I
battled with the knowledge I was twisted… fucked up to want something so
deliciously dark—wrong on so many levels. But then slave fifty-eight entered my
world. Hissing, fighting, with a core of iron, she showed me an existence where
two wrongs make a right.”

Tess is Q’s completely. Q is Tess’s irrevocably. But now, they must learn the
boundaries of their unconventional relationship, while Tess seeks vengeance on
the men who sold her. Q made a blood-oath to deliver their corpses at Tess’s
feet, and that’s just what he’ll do.

I
stepped backward, not wanting to see Q breakdown. I wanted it to hurt—to kill

me
with knowledge that I’d ripped out his heart—but all I felt was emptiness.

Q
looked up and froze.

His
eyes locked on mine, shining with rage and blackness. I prayed for some

awakening,
so I could put both of us out of our misery. I wanted to bring forth all my

love
for him and keep hiding from my guilt. I wanted to erase the darkness, the

lostness
and hate from his eyes, but I was useless.

Bowing
my head, I dropped my gaze.

Q
cursed, exiting the aviary, humming with anger and rage. He stalked toward

me,
stopping so close his body heat seared my skin.

I
flinched, expecting him to lash out—to grab my hair, slap me—something to

wake
me up.

When
he didn’t touch me, I looked up. Q murmured, “So low you must think of me.”

He
captured a curl, running it gently through his fingertips. “Fly away, esclave,
if

that
is what you want. I won’t stop you.” His tone was bleak and derelict.

~ Review ~

I was eagerly anticipating the release of this book to see how things would pan out after Tess and "Q" decide to give "this" a whirl. I was definitely not disappointed. This book had me on the edge of my seat pretty much the whole the way through. The determination of Tess and the self sacrifice that "Q" was will provide for her was beyond belief.

There were a few times throughout the story that I thought, oh no, this is it. But, was glad to see that they both had the strength to push for more. I shed tears for both Tess and "Q" and at times could feel my heart skip a beat or two.

I also enjoyed the fact that we saw more of "Q" and his relationship with his friend/business partner Frederick. He seemed to be just what "Q" needed at his worst. Someone he could confide in and give him the confidence to believe when he wanted nothing more than to drown in his own despair.

This book is not for the faint of heart. Some of the scenes are very dark and descriptive. But Pepper's writing is amazing and you feel every emotion running through the characters and suffer and rejoice with them along the way.

I truly loved Tears of Tess but I think that Quintessentially Q was even better! I have recommended this series and will continue to do so as it is a work of art. I will definitely be biding my time until the release of Twisted Together.